ICU early physical rehabilitation programs: Financial modeling of cost savings

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 717-724

  Lord, Robert K ^a   Mayhew, Christopher R ^a   Korupolu, Radha ^b   Mantheiy, Earl C ^a   Friedman, Michael A ^c   Palmer, Jeffrey B ^a   Needham, Dale M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Critical illness; Early ambulation; Hospital costs; ICUs; Length of stay; Mobility; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING; COST CONTROL; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

COST SAVINGS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY AMBULATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REHABILITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874940290     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182711de2     Document Type: Article

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